• Molecular evidence suggests that store-operated and receptor-operated
channels may be formed from proteins belonging to the same family,
being the mammalian homologues of the transient receptor potential
(TRP) channels.
• Less clear whether they form the channels in native smooth muscle
• One putative model is that TRPC proteins may fall into two classes;
one responsive to receptor activation but not store depletion and the
other responsive to store depletion.
McFadzean and Gibson  Br J Pharm 135: 1-13